diff --git a/beers-law-lab_en.html b/beers-law-lab_en.html
index 8f4f7821..53f63373 100644
--- a/beers-law-lab_en.html
+++ b/beers-law-lab_en.html
@@ -81,10 +81,6 @@
const brandMatch = location.search.match( /brand=([^&]+)/ );
const brand = brandMatch ? decodeURIComponent( brandMatch[ 1 ] ) : 'adapted-from-phet';
- // Cache busting is applied by default, but can be disabled via ?cacheBust=false, see initialize-globals.js
- const isCacheBustDisabled = /(^|\?|&)cacheBust=false/.test( location.search );
- const queryAppend = isCacheBustDisabled ? '' : `?bust=${Date.now()}`;
-
// Preloads, with more included for phet-io brand
let preloads = [
'../sherpa/lib/mdn-array-from-polyfill.js',
@@ -123,7 +119,7 @@
const loadURL = ( preloadURL, type = 'text/javascript' ) => {
const script = document.createElement( 'script' );
script.type = type;
- script.src = preloadURL + queryAppend;
+ script.src = preloadURL;
script.async = false;
document.head.appendChild( script );
};